Water-line trap



J. R. WINTON WATER LINE TRAP Filed April 1s. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1:

FL USH I/VLET ISCHARE OUTL ET l Patented Get. 25,'. 15%?7.V

' WATER-univr! VThis ih vention relates to a novel and improi'ed "Water-lineE trap 'Which 'isiparticularly Y adapted" forusein a l'suction `system but 'it may also be employed tofuse in a systemema trapflwlii'eh may fbe readily placedfin existing `pipe lines and suetonsystem; in 50 vlivith keachf' other *and 'still 'further object of my inveritionis I l theI lab'oveeharaeter alud etioiently Acleaned Y stillfurther objeot of my invention is t0 provide aftrap Y'iivlich sliiall `consistfofA `a yuf'liioli iiejoessary "to control the flow'fof devices. f

. 111th@ `a@Compahying drawings in whieh Y II "have 'shown' vselected' embodiments of my fin'vetion;

`Figf is altiansverseseotion through one forni of trap embodying my'invntiom Eigf 2 is' afse'c'tio'n fonilthe linge A2&2 of Eig. Bis la plahl View of thisform vof my infveiltio.A

Fig. `21 Yis `a section correspondingto Fig.

j1 buts'howig lanother"form` Which'my -ijnveution may take. f

`VReferring now to the drawings aud particularly' to Figs. Q1, desigriates a housing having" anintake 2 for the "'reception' of' Watenfa pump' connecpump ooiiueotioii. ffltfiyill VVdevice isfheiiigdes'eribed infy use fyu'flth` a WhiQht-he pumpeoimeotion 'Yi lwill loe in the'positioh yshowt/i1'. Y y l The' ,Waterline of Whih the.. iiitake and applicati@ 1eaApri1 1925; y serial No.

`outlet divided "S' divided Substantially i i thereforjf' f VVherrV it? is" desired "ltd CleanA fthe formed byI thellfllusll' dischargei l vinto two branches 18.. and -9 Nsulosta'-nt1ally: paralleli to each" othen and interseotiug the lora'chesl Giand 7; respeotive 1y 5 at approximately rightfangles.y Thebranches Y 6 and'7. and 8 and 9 are-controlled by suit,-

able'fvalyesfand'foi' this purpose/Iy ,provide f a valve in. the' form ofa` hollowftiiuiio'ated 'conejorareylmders 'lhesefya'lves are-,placed tersection's4 and-the Value llat the lsecond.

Vofthe :housing 1 and in theA central-'parti- 'they b'ranchesiS :and 9 respectively@ 'be 'seen' that eaclrvalvev is provided Wit-h 'ali'gredl Openings 131 and ll'hfthe y opening-213 being-fclosed by' a- 'suitable screen-.1"15;-z The ati the intersection of' thevv branches 6 and:- 8 :and 'the fhran'ehes. 7 fand 9 `:respectively fthe valve 1.0 being-placed? at `theliirstY ot thesefin-l l;-

:Thevalves'lO'Yalidrll arexrotated inYlthBY-HS l tioii l2'fdividi1`1g.theybranchesBrand/Z and Y l *Referring particularly 'tb'.fFigQ, it l openings 13. and 14 foi-ml a"single passage ."for VWith the flushijililet and discharge-'Yout- 4l'etythe valve being rotatable-in the ,housing 4` `IL-"or Vtirati'rpurpose-.-y {It is" important lthat the" Wall; ofifthe fvjalve ishould be ,so f proportioned iii 'rfespeotA to 'the Y openings 'thereinthat )only-'lorie' 'set'io'll these openiirgs'will befunthe5ifnl'e`t` and ioutlet are 'uncovered'aat alla vaiid 2; Whereih *'vproyidedf l upon the "threaded pstems L not "the I v yalvesf las'.to' 'providemeans forfcomy 'charge outlet 5 are",alsofsubstatiallyin l1`ne-I 'pensatlrfgfior- Wear upon` thewalves'. V."Sluit'- ialole': stoplugslfmay Ybe .providedizfor limit- 100l stopi. Vthe passage ot' j refuse; therethrough. --1

, be avoided.

clockwise (Fig. 2).

the entire collecting chamber.

of the handles 16 or 17 to rotate the valve The pump connection and the intake will be closed before the flush inlet and discharge outlet are opened and the entrance of air to the waterline will thereby As the openings 13 and 14: are brought into alignment with the flush inlet and discharge outlet the refuse which has been accumulated in the valve will naturally be still retained in the bottom portion of the valve and pass through the opening 14 into the discharge outlet. VThe flush inlet is connected with any suitable source of water supply whichis controlled by the valves 10 and 11, l'this water preferably being water which has already been screened. This water will Iforce the refuse which has collected on the screen away therefrom and flush the entire contents of the valve out through the discharge outlet thereby effectively cleaning During this operation the water is still flowing through `the Yother branch of the line and therefore- 'the supply of water is uninterrupted.

The entire operation takes only a few seconds at the most and all that is necessary is a movey211 having a stem 25 passing through the valve 11 and connectedV to the valve 10. The operation of this form of my invention is identical in all respects with the mode of ferred throughout my description Vof my in-v vention to the trap as being used lin a waterline, of course, it is understood that-it may also be used in any other type of line wherein it may find utility. W'hile I have deQ scribed my invention also asused in a suction system it is, of course, obvious that it may be used with equal facility in a pressure system, although in thatV case it is not so necessary to have two branches in the line.

I am aware that changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts may` be made without departing from the spirit and without sacrificing the advantages of the invention and I reserve the right to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the following claims. v

I claim:

1. A trap adapted to be placed in a waterline, said trap being provided with two branches for said water-line, a second waterline passingthrough said trap and having two branches intersecting the respective branches of said first line, screen valves at the intersections of said branches, and means for operating the valves to divert Awater through either branch of one lineV when the other branch is closed.

2. A trap adapted to be placed ina water-line, said trap being provided with two branches for said water-line, a second waterline passing through said trap 'and having two branches intersecting the respective branches of said first line, screen valves at the intersections ofsaid branches, each valve controlling a pair of said intersecting branches, and means for operating the valves independently for connecting either of the intersecting branches when the branches are not being used.

3. A trap adapted to be placed in a'waterline and having two separate water-lines passing therethrough, each line having two branches intersecting within' the trap, a

. quarter-turn hollow valve arranged at said intersection of the branches and having a passage therethrough, and a screen across said passage adjacent one end thereof, said screened end ofthe passage constituting the outlet end of the passage whenthe passage is alined with one water-line and constituting the inlet end ofthe passage when the passage is alined with the other water line.

f1. A trap adapted to beplaced in a waterline and having two separate water-lines passing tl'ierethrough, each line having two branches intersecting within the trap, a hollow valve `arranged in said intersection of the branches and having oppositely disposed lopenings therein constituting-a passage through the valve and registering with either of the branches of said water-lines in the trap, means for operating said valve in a qLmrter-turn, and a screen arranged across said passage, said screen being located at the discharge end of the passage when the passage is registered with one water-line and other cil) LUG"

at the inlet end of the passage when lthe passage is registered with the other waterline, whereby the hollow valve constitutes a trap for foreign matter in the first position of the passage and theunscreened end of the passage constitutes an outlet for said foreign matter in the second position of the passage.

5. A trap adapted to be placed in a waterline and having two Vintersecting water-linestherethrough, each of said water-lines having two branches, a valve at the intersection of the branches of each pair of waterlines, each of said valves having a passage therethrough screened at one end, and means valve at each intersection for closing oneof said lines when the otherpis open, and

a screen carried by said valve, the Water passing` through said trap in one line strik-V ing said Screen onrone sideand the Water passing through said trap in said other line striking said screen on the other sidetheref of when said screen is brought into said line respectively.

7 A trap adapted to be vplaced in a Water-v line, said trap being :provided with tivo branches for said Water-line, and a second Water-line passing through said trap andv having twobraiiches intersecting the respective branches of said iirst line, and valves at Vthe intersections of said branches, each valve controlling one pair of said intersecti-y ing branchesand provided With a screen adapted to be brought into either ol said lines. A c 1 8. A trap adapted to be placed in aAWaterf line,v said trap being provided With tvvo branches for said vvater-line, and a second Water-line; passing throughsaidl trap and having tivo branches intersecting the resecting branchesandprovided With a'screen adapted tothe. brought linto either offsaid spcctive branches of, said irst line, land valves atthe intersections of-said 'b'rz'inches,v .each valve controlling'onejpair ofsaid interlines, the lWaterv'in said yiirst named linevvv striking the screen on one side and the .Water inv lsaid. other line striking the screen on the other side thereof When saidscreen is brought into said lines respectively. A

9. A trap adapted to be placed in a Waterline7 saidv trap being provided r-With two branches lor said Water-line, and ya Second `Water-line(passing through said trap-*andr having'two branches intersecting the respee-zV tivebranches of said first line, and valves` at the intersections of 'said branches, eachw valve controlling one pair ofrsaid intersect- Ving branches and providedwvith a screen, Y adapted to be brought into either of said lines, and independent ineans for operatingv said valves.

lOfA trap comprising va *housing and having tivo Water-linesfeach of lsaid lines f section and provided With aligned openings adaptedto'register lwith either of said lines` and a screen over one of ksaid openings,v the clear.

JOHN R. WiNToNQ- other opening being having tivo branches intersecting Within" said housing, a hollow valve at each inter 

